NATIONAL ENDOWMENT OF THE BRENTS BY FRIENDS OF BRENT PULSE FUND-HELPER

Rare and unreleased tracks by musicians with strong ties to Chicago are included on a downloadable Bandcamp mix to help a friend I have not seen in a couple of years but have known for a few years.  LA-based musician Brent Puls with medical bills stemming from a condition that he has had since childhood got seriously out of whack and it almost killed him. He's doing okay now, but that's only after a lot of $urgery.

The artists and bands include Joe Pug, Birdy on the Moon (featuring Wilco's Pat Sansone), JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound, Tom Schrader, Clip Art, Rachael Yamagata and many more.

Pledges of $10 or more will help this great cause download HERE!

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.07.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Mirage / Lets Kiss / After Dark 2
• Cut Copy / Future / Bright Like Neon 
• Blood Orange / I’m Sorry We Lied / Coastal Grooves
• G / K Queen / G
• Larry Gus / The Night Patrols (A Man At Night) / Years Not Living
• Holy Ghost! / Bridge & Tunnel / Dynamics
• Kasper Bjorke / Animals / Standing on Top Of Utopia
• Joe Goddard / Taking Over / Taking Over EP
• Farah / Law Of Life - After Dark
• Daftside / Get Lucky / Random Access Memories (Nicolas Jaar & Dave Harrington) 
• Twin Shadow / At My Heels / Forget
• Charleston / Piece By Piece / Single

Andy Rosenstein of JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound and Clip Art Guest DJ Set

• Clip Art / Death Vs Decline / Single
• Any Kind / Two Shakes / Any Kind
• Morrisey / The More You Ignore Me / Vauxhall And I
• Birdy On The Moon / Secret Words / National Endowment for the Brents Comp
• Dick Prall / The Last One / Inc.
• Os Mutantes / Baby / 
• Chairlift / Evident Utensil / Does You Inspire You
• JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Rouse Yourself / Howl
• Sheldon Miller / Wayzata / National Endowment for the Brents Comp
• Office / Ordinary Offices, Extraordinary Proposals /
• Lillys / First Half Second / Services For The Soon To Be Deceased
• Clip Art / Pains Of The Young /

THE MINIMAL BEAT 09.07.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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VIDEO: JC BROOKS AND THE UPTOWN SOUND - ORDINARY

Feast your eyes on “Ordinary”, from JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound's new album Howl starring Traeveon Howard, with a guest appearance by 2012 Air Guitar World Champion, Justin “Nordic Thunder” Howard. Howl is out May 21st on Bloodshot Records.

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.06.2013

Artist / Track / Album

• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Jubilee Street / Push The Sky Away
• Cold War Kids / Water & Power / Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
• The Strokes / Tap Out / Comedown Machine

Josh Chicoine & Maxton Koc preview music and film from Cimm Fest happening April 18th-21st

• Big Star / Feel / #1 Record
• Rolling Stones / Connection / Between The Buttons
• Pontiak / Lions of Least / The Meters / No More Okey Doke
• JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound / I Am Trying to Break Your Heart / Want More
• Tinariwen / Imidwan Win Sahara [ft. Tunde Adebimpe] / Tassili
• Lydia Loveless / Learn To Say No / Indestructible Machine
• Van Dyke Parks / Another Dream / The Clang Of The Yankee Reaper
• Corey Harris / Fulton Blues / Fulton Blues
• Peaches / Serpentine (I Don't Give A..Part 2) / I Feel Cream
• Rolling Stones / Memo From Turner / The Singles Collection: The London Years

Jayson Brooks (JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound) Guest DJ Set

• Disclosure / White Noise / Hudson Mohawke Remix
• Michael Jackson And The Drastics / Smooth Criminal / MJ A Rocker
• Joe Jackson / Stepping Out / Night And Day
• JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound / Security / Howl
• Joe Jackson / This is Another World / Night And Day
• St Vincent And David Byrne / Dinner For Two / Love This Giant
• JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound / Before You Die / Howl

THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.06.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 03.30.2013

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

• Acid Pauli / A Clone Is A Clone / MST
• The Avalanches / Frontier Psychiatrist / Since I Left You
• Surhan / Watching The World / EP
• Farah / The Law of Life (Remix) / The Law of Life (Remix)
• Black Light Smoke / Lovework (DJ T. Remix) / Lovework (DJ T. Remix)
• Whilk & Misky / Don't Come Back No More (Remix) / Don't Come Back No More (Remix)
• Paul Simon / Diamonds Dub (Tangoterje Remix) / Diamonds Dub (Tangoterje Remix)
• The Crystal Ark / We Came To (House Mix) / We Came To (House Mix)
• Wherewolf / Episode 1 / Secret Art Society

Eric Michales from Paper Thick Walls Guest DJ Set

• Mutts / No One Left / Object Permanence
• Santah / Teeth / You're Still A Lover
• California Wives / Marianne / Art History
• Save The Clocktower / Better Than Ever / Through the Glass
• JC Brooks and Uptown Sound / Bad News / Want More
• The David Mayfield Parade / Breath of Love / The David Mayfield Parade
• Sandman Viper Command / Strawberry Quick / Everbody See This
• Carbon Tigers / Science / The Burrows
• Paper Thick Walls / A Thousand Novels / A Thousand Novels
• The Soil & The Sun / Raised In Glory / Single
• The Damn Choir / Brooklyn / Faithful Fools
• The Crane Wives / New Colors / Safe Ship, Harbored

THE MINIMAL BEAT 03.30.2013 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.28.2012

ARTIST / ALBUM / TRACK

• Jimi Hendrix / Are You Experienced? / Are You Experienced?
• Bailiff / Emptied Out / Red Balloon
• JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / Everything Will Be Just Fine / Wane More
• Kraftwerk / Numbers / Computer World
• Kraftwerk / Computer World 2 / Computer World
• Charles Bradley / The Worlds Going Up In Flames / No Time For Dreaming
• Woods / Who Do You Think I Am? / Sun & Shade
• Bon Iver / For Emma / For Emma, Forever Ago
• Sam Roberts / I Feel You / Collider
• Bachelorette / Blanket / Bachelorette
• Junior Boys / Parallel Line / Begone De Care
• Billy Bragg & Wilco / California Stars / Mermaid Sessions
• Spoon / Stay Don't Go / Kill The Moonlight
• The Walkmen / Heaven / Heaven [Single]
• Jonny Rumble / Toe The Line / JR
• White Rabbits / Heavy Metal / Milk Famous
• The Donkeys / Gone Gone Gone / Living On The Other Side
• Lykee Li / Get Some / Wounded Rhymes
• Peaking Lights / Lo Hi / Lucifer
• Neon Indian / Hex Girlfriend [Twin Shadow Remix] / 12"
• Blur / Crazy Beat / Think Tank
• M83 / Steve McQueen / Midnight City
• Mazzy Star / Fade Into You / So Tonight That I Might See
• Lower Dens / Alphabet Song / Nootropics

THE MINIMAL BEAT 04.28.2012 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Listen every Saturday on WLUW 88.7 FM in Chicago or Stream live at WLUW.ORG from 2-4PM CDT.

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VIDEO: JC BROOKS & THE UPTOWN SOUND - SISTER RAY CHARLES

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound's new album Want More is out now via Bloodshot HERE

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SUCH A SCENE: JC BROOKS AND THE UPTOWN SOUND

JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound Live at SXSW at Hotel Vegas - Austin, TX 03.14.2012

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VIDEO: JC BROOKS AND THE UPTOWN SOUND - EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE

JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound's new LP Want More is out now via Bloodshot HERE and via Insound HERE

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[RADIO] THE MINIMAL BEAT 10.08.2011

ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM

Disappears / New Fast / Guider
Horrors / Jack The Ripper /
Wilco / Art Of Almost / The Whole Love
Lana Del Rey / Video Games (Jaimie Woon Remix) /
Yeasayer / Ambling Alp / Odd Blood
Snowy Red / Lies In Your Eyes / The Right To Die
James Blake / Fall Creek Boys / Enough Thunder
Loyal Divide / Vision Vision / Bodice Ripper
Octo Octa / Let Me See You / Let Me See You
Cut Copy / Blink And You'll Will Miss A Revolution / Zonoscope
Jimi Hendrix / Are You Experienced? / Are You Experienced?
Wooden Shjips / For So Long / Dos
Wesley Willis / Rock N Roll McDonald's / Greatest Hits
The Bird & The Bee / Rich Girl / Interpreting The Masters Vol. 1
Love Inks / Black eye / ESP
Throw Me The Statue / Lolita / Moonbeams
Keep Shelly In Athens / Our Own Dream / Our Own Dream (Single)
JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound / I Can See Everything / Want More
White Mystery / Toxic Sugar / Toxic Sugar
Iron Curtain / Miami Beach / 12"
Blonde / Tide Is High / Sight & Sound: Greatest Hits
Miike Snow / Animal / Miike Snow

The Minimal Beat 10.08.2011 by The Minimal Beat on Mixcloud

Listen every Saturday on WLUW 88.7 2-4PM CDT or Stream live at WLUW.ORG

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JC BROOKS AND UPTOWN SOUND SIGN TO BLOODSHOT RECORDS

A favorite of ours JC BROOKS AND THE UPTOWN SOUND just signed to Chicago label BLOODSHOT RECORDS! Look for their Bloodshot Records debut to be released this fall, but in the meantime, you can catch them at summer festivals, and opening for Wilco and Robert Plant.

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